We believe, not enough is written about good, ethical housing of one’s birds. A great shame really because surely “as a man’s home is his castle” an aviary is the same for the birds who live in it? We should be building the best castles we can afford, rather than using old designs that seem to be going up all the time, to house more and more of our feathered friends. After visiting many bird farms and bird breeders around South Africa we have some sort of an idea of what is considered the trend in aviary design - for the moment. We are sure that with time, it will morph into something else hopefully something that emphasizes space more than what the current trend seems to be. We all need to take a step back and assess our bird’s needs
when it comes to aviaries and the caged environment.
It seems to all be about housing more and more different species, who cares about how and where they are housed? So we have decided to not only write on the subject of aviary design but also to include an architectural plan to assist any of you with the expensive and confusing task of building a happy, healthy, ethical environment for your birds. Keeping birds is becoming a popular
hobby. In fact, the days of the single African Grey in a parrot-cage is quickly being replaced by rows of aviaries. Aviaries can be beautiful and exciting projects to plan. However, before jumping into this huge commitment, one should always do plenty of
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